Ireland-based Glenbeigh Records Management (GRM), a leading records management company, has secured a contract with Dubai Islamic Bank.

GRM provides highly secure, efficient and cost effective solutions to help organisations manage and protect their business-critical information from its state-of-the art facility in the heart of Dubai World Central, a statement said.

Dubai Islamic Bank required a range of document management solutions with varying levels of protection, including off-site storage and digitisation, as well as high-security storage and fire protection. As part of its specialised service, a team of expert personnel from GRM was deployed to develop custom-built two hour fire rated vaults.

The newly constructed vaults feature a two hour fire rated structure, INERGEN fire suppression system that is designed to rapidly extinguish a fire, VESDA air sampling that detects fire in the incipient stages, external sprinklers, internal and external CCTV, and biometric access controls - all of which ensure the highest levels of security and fire protection for highly confidential material.

Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment, Richard Bruton said: "This announcement by Glenbeigh Records Management is very exciting and is a great example of an ambitious and highly innovative Irish company expanding its presence in the Middle East and creating jobs in Ireland. I wish all at Glenbeigh Records Management continued success as they grow their export sales in the region.”

Philip Earle, chairman of the Glenbeigh Group said: "We are thrilled to have secured Dubai Islamic Bank as a client and we look forward to building a long-term relationship with them. This contract confirms our Dubai operations as a centre of excellence in the records management sector. We are delighted that our business continues to show strong growth and that we are able to create more jobs in the GCC region.

''There is a clear demand in the market from companies seeking to spread risk across various storage options and we have positioned ourselves to avail of these incredible opportunities. We plan to build on our success to date, whilst maintaining the high standards our clients have come to expect from us."

Having built up an impressive track record of clients within the first 12 months, GRM is now a leading player within the records management sector in Dubai, a company statement said.

As a result, the company expects to double is GCC staff base and employ a further eight staff members at its Irish headquarters. The announcement was made during the Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar led by Bruton.

The trade mission, which has 63 Irish companies participating, continues until April 24. – TradeArabia News Service